Arizona Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Orchestrating $17 million North Korean Remote Work Scam

Cybercrime unveiled in the suburbs

Authorities sentenced an Arizona resident to over eight years in prison after discovering a covert “laptop farm” connected to a remote work scam involving North Korean IT operatives masquerading as American remote workers.

The case, which spanned three years, is one of the largest of its kind involving state-sponsored fraud linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Christina Marie Chapman, 50, helped threat actors funnel millions in illicit income to North Korea by supporting dozens of fraudulent job applicants. She provided the hardware and US-based IP access that let foreign nationals land remote tech roles at hundreds of unsuspecting US firms.

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